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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Fire in the Heart : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Pinchgut Press , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Descendant of Migrantsi"My father and my great grandparents on my mother's side,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 5)
Young Womanhoodi"O the days of my young womanhood,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Communismi"In the thrill of youth", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 8)
My Diningroom Chairsi"When I sit on my diningroom chairs to eat or to write,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 9)
My Motheri"How can I write about my mother whom I really never knew?", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 10)
Motherless Childi"Sometimes I feel motherless and fatherless in this strange world.", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 10)
Wet Aprili"What is the matter with me this wet April?", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 11)
Couragei"Call on courage when fear engulfs;", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 11)
Ghostsi"Give up the ghosts of past love and past times -", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 12)
Autumnsi"Autumns and autumns pile themselves up in my memory", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 12)
Winds of Changei"The wind off the seas is whistling around the corners of this house", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 13)
Untitledi"The trees are stripped of summer leaves.", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 13)
Tidal Currentsi"My life is changing but what, O what is it changing into?", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 14)
Untitledi"The gums are glowing green in the sun", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 14)
Intimacyi"How intimate is a plant with the soil;", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 15)
Lovei"It is not just falling in love", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 15)
Love and Griefi"How tied together are my loving and my grieving.", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 16)
Wild Feelingsi"Sometimes I could burst with all the love that I contain;", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 16)
Babiesi"Conceived in love or carelessly without intention,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 17)
Who is to Go?i"How do we know who is to go,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 17)

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Works about this Work

Wisdom of a Healer Anita Szmerling , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 16 August vol. 57 no. 46 1991; (p. 14)

— Review of Fire in the Heart : Poems Marjorie Pizer , 1990 selected work poetry
Wisdom of a Healer Anita Szmerling , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 16 August vol. 57 no. 46 1991; (p. 14)

— Review of Fire in the Heart : Poems Marjorie Pizer , 1990 selected work poetry
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